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Ah~

A scream rang out, and Qianyuan, who had deliberately lagged behind, was immediately glad that he had been clever enough not to rush ahead.

At this moment, the people outside used their divine sense to investigate the situation inside the house. The Golden Core Stage expert who had gone in earlier had been cut into several pieces by the three purple mantises and was now being devoured.

"These are the kind of insects that just appeared, and they're all at the Golden Core Stage!" someone exclaimed.

Perhaps the exclamation startled the insects inside, for they raised their heads and stared at the door with their green eyes. The next moment, they spread their wings and disappeared.

"Oh no, they've attacked! Be careful!"

Qianyuan shouted loudly, then took the initiative to stop the insect that had reached him.

In an instant, the entire passage was in chaos. The insects moved with incredible speed, appearing and disappearing without a trace. Several people had already been hit, and although they hadn't died, their wounds were horribly mangled.

Shen Ge and the other two stood back to back, all looking around warily.

After a while, the three insects were all killed by more than a dozen Golden Core Stage experts working together. Qianyuan, holding the pair of sharp front claws, excitedly hid to the side, watching the people warily.

"Let me tell you, I killed this thing; it's my spoils of war. Don't even think about getting it."

"Who cares about your movements? These wings are the real treasure. If you refine them into Law Treasure, your speed will definitely increase by 30%."

The three insects were completely divided up by the eight people. Those who didn't get any could only watch. It was their own fault for being too slow. If they had dared to grab them, they might have been attacked by the ones who did, and they might not even have their Storage Bag safe, just like the one inside who was dismembered. They still don't know who took advantage of the chaos to steal his Storage Bag.

However, among those who failed to grab anything, some were slashed by the insect, gaining nothing and suffering injuries in the process – a truly devastating loss.

Shen Ge glanced at Lü Yang Lü Yang, who nodded at him with a hint of a smile in his eyes.

Shen Ge nodded slightly, then stepped forward and said, "Everyone, it seems these rooms aren't safe either. Shall we continue exploring?"

Upon hearing this, some people immediately objected, shouting, "Yes, of course we want it! Not only did I not gain any benefits, but I also got slashed by that insect. If we retreat like this, we'll suffer a huge loss! No, we can't retreat! We must continue breaking the formation!"

"Exactly, we haven't gotten any benefits yet, we can't back out."

Qianyuan's eyes darted around, and he stepped forward, saying, "Fellow Daoists, let's continue breaking the formation. After all, there are over a dozen Golden Core cultivators here; we're not afraid of those insects causing any trouble."

"Moreover, these excellent gathering places of Demon Beast are practically free materials for refining weapons; we can't let them go to waste."

"What if, I mean what if, we find a Nascent Soul Realm insect inside?" Shen Ge said coldly.

"That is a problem," Qianyuan said after a moment of contemplation. "However, these ruins should be tens of thousands of years old, and these insects are all sealed by formations. It's unlikely that there are any Nascent Soul Realm insects; at most, there might be Golden Core Stage ones."

"Alright, then let's continue as you wish."

Li Xue nodded and said, "I won't take your 20% this time, but next time we break the formation, no matter what it is—insects or pills—you must give me your 20%, or we'll part ways."

Li Xue knew that now that they had already eaten, it was impossible to get them to give back their share, so she might as well take the opportunity to buy them something nice.

Qianyuan stepped forward and assured him, "Alright, please rest assured, fellow Daoist, your share next time will definitely be yours."

On the other side, Shangguan Ouyang and his group broke into a treasure vault that was neither too big nor too small. They found no strange insects inside, which relieved them all.

While relaxing, they were drawn to the treasure vault, which was filled with spiritual objects such as ores. Although most of them had lost their spirituality due to their age, about ten of them were still usable.

"Black Water Copper, Deep Gold, Deep Sea Blue Stone, and ancient blood coral—these are all valuable items. With these, this trip will be worthwhile."

"Shangguan Brother Shangguan, I told you you were overthinking it. Look, there aren't any strange creatures here at all, so don't worry."

"Moreover, even if there is something inside, it has been trapped by the formation for ten thousand years or even longer. Even Spirit Severing Realm expert probably couldn't withstand that long."

"So, Shangguan Brother Shangguan, don't worry, everything will be alright."

Shangguan Ouyang sighed, then shook his head and said, "But we should still be careful, lest we suffer losses later."

"Damn it, what is this thing? It can actually tear apart Divine Sense! This is too bizarre!" Zhang Hao looked at the tiny, rice-grain-sized, white-glowing worm that had just hatched, still shaken by the sight. This worm, which was clearly only at the Qi Refining Stage, was able to tear apart and devour the Divine Sense of a Golden Core Stage expert like himself. This was simply outrageous. If he hadn't reacted quickly, the worm might have crawled into his sea of consciousness along with his Divine Sense.

"This is getting weirder and weirder. I have to get out of this awful place quickly. I have a feeling something big is going to happen here."

Zhang Hao frowned, put the insect away, and turned to leave. Although the insect disgusted him, he had to admit that it was quite effective for catching someone off guard.

After leaving the room, Zhang Hao was about to leave when suddenly, a beam of light shot into the sky not far away, emitting a fragrant aroma of medicine. Even from this distance, just one whiff of it made him feel as if every pore on his body had come alive, and he was inhaling the surrounding Spiritual Qi deeply.

"Good stuff, I have to go fish there."

Zhang Hao flashed forward and rushed over.

At this moment, all the people scattered in various corners rushed towards the place of treasure light, afraid that if they were a step too late, they would not even be able to drink a sip of soup. After all, this level of medicinal fragrance, not to mention anything else, would be very beneficial just to smell it up close.

Alchemy Chamber, Shen Ge and his two companions frowned as they watched the chaotic scene unfold. They hadn't expected to find an undamaged divine pill upon opening the door, but this pill was not easy to obtain. The surrounding array was terrifyingly powerful, and several people had already died within it due to greed.

Even so, those people still started fighting, and since they couldn't get what they wanted immediately, it was unclear what they were fighting over.

Of course, Shen Ge and the other two were not idle either. Although they avoided the battle, they continuously collected the dissipating fragrance of the pills and compressed it into Qi pills as they waved their hands.

The fragrance emanating from this pill alone is comparable to that of a third-grade elixir; one can only imagine how terrifying that divine pill truly is.